Combined fish lure and striker



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15 or struck by a fish, and further to dpro- 10 (see Fig. 3).

Patented Aug. 17, 1926, Q I I entree STATES PATENT orrics,

WILLIAM B. JAMES, F LOSANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED risia Luna AND srnrkna.

Application filed ll'anuary 4, 1924. Serial No. 684,302.

. My invention relates to a combined fish member 1 1, of clear orcolored glass and lure and striker, the principal objects of which ismounted to rotate freely upon a my invention being to generally improvesmall rod or pin 15 that extends lengthupon and simplify theconstruction of the wise of the aperture 13 and the ends of said 69 5existing forms of similar devices; to prorod or pin being secured tobody 10.

vide a device that will sparkle and glisten Formed near the rear end ofbody is as it. is drawn through the water, thereby an aperture 16,preferably elongated or oval providing a particularly attractive lurefor in shape and of such size as to receivethe fish; to provide a comined fish hook and pointed or barbed end of a fish hook, such 10 strikerwherein the hook is mounted so as as H, and the metal between thisaperture to have a certain amount of longitudinal and the rear end ofplate 10 is indented movement upon the spoon-like body of the or bentinward to form a semi-circular seat device, thus providing for astriking ac- 17 that receives the shank of the'hook when tion of saidhook when the lure is engaged the latter is drawn inwardly onto the body70 vide a device of the character referre Secured in any suitable mannerto the that may be easily and cheaply produced central portion of theconcave face of body and which possesses superior advantages in 10 isone end of a clip 18, the rear end point of simplicity, durability andeficiency. portion 19 of which is bent outward a short 75 20 With theforegoing and other objects in distance away from the face of the bodyview, my invention consists in certain novel and said portion isindented to form an infeatures of construction and arrangement wardlyprojecting stud 20. of parts that will be hereinafter morefully When thehook H is positioned on the described and claimed and illustrated in theconcave face of body 10, the eye E at the 80 accompanying drawings, inwhich end of said hook occupies a position beneath Figure 1 is anelevational view of a comportion 19 of clip 18 and stud 20 engages binedfish lure and striker of my improved in said eye, thereby firmly holdingthe hook construction. in position on the spoon-shaped body,,with

Figure 2 is an edge view of the device. the curved and pointed end ofsaid hook, 5 Figure 3 is an elevational view of the located immediatelyadjacent'to the rear device looking against the concave side end of saidbody (see Figs. 3 and 4). thereof. That portion of the concave face ofthe Figure 4 is a longitudinal section taken body 10, between clip 18and aperture 16 a on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. is.preferably left smoothso that the hook 9 Figure 5 is a perspective view of. the will lie fiatagainst said body and will move device with the hook drawnoutward asfreely thereover when said hook is struck when struck by a fish. by afish and drawn rearwardly relatively Referring by numerals to theaccompanyto said body. ing drawings, 10. designates an elongated When myimproved fish lure and'striker is 95 spoon-shaped body that ispreferably in use, the hook H is drawn into position on formed of sheetmetal and polished or plated the body 10 and retained in such positionby so as to provide bri ht shining surfaces. the engagement of eye Ebeneath portion The greater portion of this body 10 is 19, of clip 18and by the engagement of preferably formed with small semi-circular lug20 in said eye. The lure is trolled 1 indentations that are intended torepresent through the water at the end of a line and the scales of afish and which tend to reflect the spoon shape of the body 10 causes thelight,rays so 'as to produce a flashing or same to dart in differentangular directions scintillating effect as the lure is drawnsimultaneous with the forward movement,

through the water. thus simulating the movements of a small 1 59 Anordinary swivel is connected by a link fish. The bright indentedsurfaces of the 12 to the forward end of the body 10,.said body reflectthe light so'as to. produce a swivel serving asjapoint of attachment forscintillating'efiect and this result is greatly a line (not shown), v venhanced by the flashing efi'ect produced by Formed in the forwardportion of the the facets on member 1a, and which latter 11a body 10 isan oval-shaped aperture 13 and rotates rapidly as the device is drawnarranged therein is an elongated bead-like through the water.

. the hook enters a relatively hard or bony portion of the mouth.

. In the event-that the point or barb of the fish hook becomes broken orbentso as to render it unfit for service, the hook may be readilymanipulated soas to draw its shank and pointed end through aperture 16and a new hook inserted.

lhus it will be seen that I have provided" a fish lure and striker thatis of relatively simple .structure, capable of being easilyand cheaplyproduced and whichi-s very efiective-m performing its intendedfunctions.

Obviously minor changes in the size,'form and "construction of thevarious parts of my improved combined fish lure. and strikermay be madeand substituted for 'those herein described Without departing from thespirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appendedclaims.

I claim as my 1nventi0n: 1.. In a combined fish lure and striker, an

memos a hook shank receiving-aperture near its end, a hook eye receivingclip secured to the central portion of said plate, a stud projectinginwardly from said clip and adapted to, engage said hookx eye, therebeing an opening near the forward end of said plate and a transparentmember arranged Within said aperture.

3. In a combined fish lure and striker, an elongated spoon-shaped plateprovided near its rear end with all aperture, a hook mounted for slidingmovement on said spoonshaped member with its shank passing through saidaperture, a clip secured to the central portion of the inner face. ofsaid spoon-shaped member and a stud projecting inwardly from said slipand adapted to engage in the eye onthe'end of the shank of said hook.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature to this specification.

WILLIAM B. J-ALlE S.

